Benjamin Aaron Wilks, 18561932 (aged 76 years)

Name
Benjamin Aaron /Wilks/
Given names
Benjamin Aaron
Surname
Wilks
Birth
Citation details: page 144
Citation details: Memorial# 43552855. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Birth of a sister
15th President of the United States
James Buchanan
March 4, 1857
Birth of a sister
Citation details: page 144
Birth of a brother
Citation details: Sheet 5B
Birth of a brother
Citation details: Memorial# 83909733. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
March 4, 1861
Birth of a brother
Citation details: page 144
17th President of the United States
Andrew Johnson
April 15, 1865
Marriage of a sister
Citation details: page 4 of ledger
Note: Feby 2, 1870. D. W. Hutchens & Mary E Wilks; This is to certify that the above named persons were duly joined in the Holy State of matrimony by us on the 3 day of Feby 1870. ss: W. F. Stark, M.G. (minister of gospel)
18th President of the United States
Ulysses S Grant
March 4, 1869
Census
Address: Subdivision WO 71, Post Office: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: page 144
Text:

Enumerator: Anderson Cagler

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 1002-1002 as Aaron H. Wilks, Age: 50, Male, White, Farmer, $2000/$500, GA, Cannot read or write, Citizen; Martha, Age: 45, Female, White, Keeping house, Cannot read or write, GA; Jane, Age: 15, Female, White, Without occupation, GA; Benjamin, Age: 14, Male, White, Farm laborer, GA; Mildred Age: 12, Female, White, At home, GA, Attended school; Thomas, Age: 11, Male, White, At home, GA; Jefferson, Age: 8, Male, White, At home, GA; George, Age: 5, Male, White, At home, GA; David Hutchins, Age: 19, Male, White, Farm laborer, GA.
Birth of a son
Citation details: Sheet 19B
Religious marriage
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: page 197
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Note: License obtained 7 Oct 1876, Jackson Co., GA. B. A. Wilk and M. J. Stone, married by E. D. Stone, Minister of Gospel.
19th President of the United States
Rutherford B Hayes
March 4, 1877
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: page 10B
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Birth of a son
Citation details: Memorial# 29714247. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Family census
Address: District 257, G.G. (Harrisburg), Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Page 10B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 60
Enumerator: S. P. Orr.

Quality of data: census image
Note: in 85-87 as Benjmain A. Wilkes, White, Male, Age: 24, Married, Farm laborer, GA GA GA; Mary J., White, Female, Age: 19, Wife, Married, Keeping house, GA GA GA; Martha E., White, Female, Age: 2, Daughter, Single; John O, White, Male, 5/12, Born: Jan, Son, Single. All children GA GA GA.
Marriage of a brother
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 196, Page 346
Marriage of a brother
Address: Gwinnet County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Book 5, Page 170
Note: T. S. Wilks and Miss T. F. Brock were married by H. T. Etheridge, Notary Public
Death of a paternal grandfather
Citation details: page 282
Note: per 1812 pension file
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881
Marriage of a sister
Citation details: Book F, page 532
Note: by W. P. Biggs, Justice of Peace
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: Sheet 19B
Death of a paternal grandmother
21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: Sheet 19B
Citation details: son-Alza Thornton 5-17-23 death certificate# 13547
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: sheet 19B
Birth of a son
Citation details: Memorial# 97754801. Added 25 Sep 2012 by Ed Saye.
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: Sheet 19B
Marriage of a son
Citation details: Sheet 19B
Birth of a son
Citation details: Memorial# 88753297. Added 19 Apr 2912 by Ed Saye.
Birth of a son
Citation details: 256-10-5072
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Sheet 19B
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
Birth of a son
Citation details: Sheet 19B
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Birth of a son
Citation details: 258-16-3795
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Marriage of a brother
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: film# 325654, folder# 5190910, image# 443
Note: T. S. Wilks and Mary Partain married by D. L. Milford, Justice of Peace.
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Sjeet 19B
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: Memorial# 29611433. Added 06 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Citation details: 254-74-3471
Family census
Address: Militia District 253, Newton, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 19B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 9
Enumeration District: 89
Enumerator: Timothy T. Staples

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Note: in hh 353-357 as Benjaman Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1855, Age: 45, Married: 23 yrs, Farmer, Own account, Rent, Farm#207; Josephine, Wife, White, Female, Born: Dec 1860, Age: 39, Married: 23 yrs, Children born: 12, Children living: 11, Eugenia, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May1878, Age: 22, Single; Oscer, Son, White, Male, Born: Jan 1880, Age: 20, Single, Farm laborer; Leona, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1881, Age: 19, Single; Birtha, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1883, Age: 17, Single, At school: 3 1/2 mos; Maud, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1886, Age: 13, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Edgar, Son, Male, White, Born: Sept 1888, Age: 11, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Hegar, Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1890, Age: 9, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Dewitt, Son, White, Male, Born: Feb 1892, Age: 8, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Ellison, Son, White, Male, Born: Feb 1872, Age: 6, Single; Clarence, Son, White, Male, Born: Oct 1896, Age: 3, Single; Clea, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept 1898, Age: 1, Single. All individuals GA GA GA.
Marriage of a daughter
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Birth of a grandson
Citation details: certificate# 3844
Marriage of a son
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: 254-1-9048
Death of a son
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Burial of a son
Cemetery: Stone Cemetery
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.05140, Longitude: -83.39920
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26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Marriage of a daughter
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: image 551
Quality of data: record book image
Note: License issued 21 Dec 1901 to Mr. J. M. Thornton and Miss Eugenie Wilks; they were married by J. M. Orvel, M.G. The certification that J. M. Thornton and Eugina Wilks were married is blank.
Burial of a daughter
Cemetery: Stone Cemetery
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.05140, Longitude: -83.39920
Citation details: Memorial# 43552819. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Note: tombstone inscription : Eugenia; Wife of: Mark J.; THORNTON; Born; May 26, 1878; Died; Sept. 22, 1905. Rest of stone not legible.
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: Sheet 4, Page 4, Reel 259, Page 562
Birth of a granddaughter
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Birth of a son
Citation details: 54-10-5112
Birth of a granddaughter
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Death of a granddaughter
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Burial of a granddaughter
Cemetery: Stone Cemetery
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.05140, Longitude: -83.39920
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Death of a daughter
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Citation details: Memorial# 68688020. Added 20 Apr 2011 by Ed Hooten.
Marriage of a daughter
Citation details: Sheet 4B, Reel 203, Page 245
Death of a mother
Birth of a granddaughter
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27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Birth of a granddaughter
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Family census
Address: Wages Mill Road, Newton District 253(part of) Jackson County, Georgia. USA
Citation details: Sheet 17A, Page 59, Reel 196, Page 200
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 3
Enumeration District: 102
Enumerator: J. W. Mathews

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Note: in hh 193-198 as Benjaman A. Wilks, Head, Male, White, Age: 55, 1st Marriage; Married: 34 yrs, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Home: owner, mortgaged, Farm# 180; Mary J., Wife, Female, White, Age: 44, 1st marriage, Married: 34 yrs, Children born: 14, Children living 11, None; Edgar B., Son, Male, White, Age: 21, Single, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Rent, Farm# 181; Hugo F., Son, Male, White, Age: 19, Single, Laborer, Home farm, Wages; Dewitt, Son, Male, White, Age: 18, Single, Laborer, Home farm, Wages; Clarence A, Son, Male, White, Age: 13, Single, Laborer, Home farm, Wages; Cleo L., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 11, Single, None; Harold R., Son, Male, White, Age: 9, Single, None; Byron M., Son, Male, White, Age: 6, Single, None, All individuals GA GA GA.
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
Death of a father
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Birth of a grandson
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Death of a sister
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 23663233. Added 31 Dec 2007 by Ed Save.
Burial of a sister
Cemetery: Bethany Cemetery
Address: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.11940, Longitude: -83.49250
Citation details: Memorial# 23663233. Added 31 Dec 2007 by Ed Save.
Note: tombstone inscription: Mary E.; Wife of; D.W. Hutchins; born; Apr 6, 1847; Died; Oct. 6, 1912; "Oh! for a touch of; a vanished hand, A sound of the voice; that is stilled."
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Birth of a grandson
Marriage of a son
Citation details: Sheet 18B, Reel 346, Page 611
Death of a wife
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 43552847. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Burial of a wife
Cemetery: Stone Cemetery
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.05140, Longitude: -83.39920
Citation details: Memorial# 43552847. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKS; M. Josephine; Dec 12, 1861; June 3, 1914 / Benjamin A; Feb 2, 1856; Apr. 28, 1932
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Memorial# 97754987. Added 25 Sep 2012 by Ed Save.
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Cemetery: Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.85097, Longitude: -82.43656
Note: gravemarker inscription: "wife of Richard Venable"
Marriage of a son
Birth of a granddaughter
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Citation details: Memorial# 57071694. Added 14 Aug 2010 by Samuel Taylor Geer.
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: Sheet 18B, Reel 346, Page 611
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Sheet 16A, Page 170, Reel 271, Page 929
Marriage of a son
Citation details: death certificate# 15099
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Sheet 18B, Reel 346, Page 611
Marriage of a daughter
Address: Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Georgia EASy, Film# 424866, Book D, page 180
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Sheet 7B, Reel 271, Page 1002.
Citation details: Memorial# 76224606. Added 09 Sep 2011 by Frances Bowen Frost.
Note: named after preacher Norman Franklin
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Sheet 18A, Page 153, Reel 268, Page 892
Census
Address: Scull Shoals District, Oconee County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 271, Page 1004
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 8
Enumeration District: 192
Enumerator: Frank H. Osborne.

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Note: in hh 142-142 as Ben Wilks, Head, Rent, Male, White, Age: 63, Widowed, Farmer, General Farm, Own Account, Farm# 144; Byron, Son, Male, White, Age: 16, Widowed [Single], Farm labor, Home Farm; Ternell Thorton Wilks, Grandson, Male, White, Age: 14, Single, Farm labor, Home farm; Josie Bell, Grand daughter, Female, White, Age: 11, Single, None; Gillard Wilks, Grandson, Male, White, Age: 7, Single, None. All individuals GA GA GA. Nextdoor in 143-143 was his son, Harold Richard Wilks and family.
Birth of a grandchild
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Death of a grandchild
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Burial of a grandchild
Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery aka Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
Address: Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.76750, Longitude: -83.31470
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Note: "Everyone in the family was sick, so the community buried this child at the foot of a tree." - Kenenth England
Marriage of a son
Citation details: Memorial# 97753920. Added 25 Sep 2012 by Ed Save.
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Memorial# 29714204. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
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Birth of a grandson
Citation details: 259-16-7734
Marriage of a granddaughter
Citation details: database: georgia families
Citation details: Book D, page 330
Note: her 1st marriage
Marriage of a granddaughter
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30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923
Death of a grandson
Citation details: Memorial# 29714204. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Citation details: database: georgia families
Burial of a grandson
Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery aka Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
Address: Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.76750, Longitude: -83.31470
Citation details: Memorial# 29714204. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Note: Son, Carlton S.; Nov. 17, 1921; Dec. 10, 1923.
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: Memorial# 29714278. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
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Death of a granddaughter
Citation details: Memorial# 29714278. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
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Burial of a granddaughter
Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery aka Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
Address: Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, USA. Memorial# 29714278. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Citation details: Memorial# 29714278. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Note: Tombstone inscription: Daughter, Ruby G.; Feb. 3, 1924; Feb. 16, 1924.
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: database: georgia families
Citation details: Memorial# 29714238. Added 10 Sep 2007 by nataliegoes.
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: Sheet 18B, Reel 346, Page 611
Birth of a grandson
Death of a brother
Note: buried in Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: database: georgia families
Citation details: Memorial# 29714285. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Death of a brother
Citation details: Memorial# 83909733. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Citation details: certificate# 16968
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Bethany Cemetery
Address: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.11940, Longitude: -83.49250
Citation details: Memorial# 83909733. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKES ; Sarah S.; 1860 – 1945 / L. Jeff.; 1861 – 1927
Marriage of a son
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929
Death of a granddaughter
Cause: diptheria
Address: parents home
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Citation details: Memorial# 29714285. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Death of a grandson
Cause: diphtheria
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Citation details: Memorial# 29714238. Added 10 Sep 2007 by nataliegoes.
Burial of a grandson
Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery aka Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
Address: Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.76750, Longitude: -83.31470
Citation details: Memorial# 29714238. Added 10 Sep 2007 by nataliegoes.
Note: tombstone inscription: Son; Hubert M.; Aug. 28, 1925; Oct. 29, 1929.
Burial of a granddaughter
Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery aka Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
Address: Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.76750, Longitude: -83.31470
Citation details: Memorial# 29714285. Added 10 Sep 2008 by nataliegoes.
Note: tombstone inscription: Daughter; Shirley B.; Mar. 3, 1927; Oct. 6, 1929.
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: Sheet 1A, Page 234, Reel 374, Page 1058
Census
Address: Militia District 234, Huchings-Stephens Road, west side, Falling Creek, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA.
Citation details: Sheet 8A, Page 78, Reel 379, Page 713
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 5
Enumeration District: 111-11
Enumerator: Geo T??

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Note: in hh 142-143 Harold R. Wilkes, Head, Rent, Farm, Male, White, Age: 29, Married at 17 yrs, Farming, Genl Farm, Farm#156. Mary, Wife, Female, White, Age: 20, Married at 17 yrs, None; Richard, Son, Male, White, Age: 22, Single, Attended school, None; Jack, Son, Male, White, Age: 9, Single, Attended school, None; Ruthford, Son, Male, White, Age: 7, Single, Attended school; None; Ben, Father, Male, White, Age: 75, Widower, None. All individuals GA GA GA.
Death
Address: Center, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 43552855. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Citation details: certificate 9684
Burial
Cemetery: Stone Cemetery
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.05140, Longitude: -83.39920
Citation details: Memorial# 43552855. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKS; M. Josephine; Dec 12, 1861; June 3, 1914 / Benjamin A; Feb 2, 1856; Apr. 28, 1932
Family with parents
father
18271912
Birth: May 1827 34 19 Georgia, USA
Death: February 12, 1912Jackson, Georgia, USA
mother
18291907
Birth: 1829Georgia, USA
Death: 1907Jackson, Georgia, USA
Marriage MarriageMay 14, 1846Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
11 months
elder sister
18471912
Birth: April 6, 1847 19 18 Georgia, USA
Death: October 6, 1912Jackson, Georgia, USA
21 months
elder brother
1848
Birth: 1848 20 19 Georgia, USA
Death:
3 years
elder brother
1850
Birth: July 1850 23 21 Georgia, USA
Death:
6 years
himself
18561932
Birth: February 3, 1856 28 27 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: April 28, 1932Center, Jackson, Georgia, USA
2 months
younger sister
18561915
Birth: April 3, 1856 28 27 Georgia, USA
Death: July 4, 1915Georgia, USA
3 years
younger sister
1858
Birth: 1858 30 29 Georgia, USA
Death:
14 months
younger brother
18591926
Birth: February 14, 1859 31 30 Georgia, USA
Death: 1926
2 years
younger brother
18611927
Birth: March 4, 1861 33 32 Floyd, Georgia, USA
Death: August 7, 1927Jackson, Georgia, USA
5 years
younger brother
1865
Birth: 1865 37 36 Georgia, USA
Death:
Family with Mary Josephine Stone
himself
18561932
Birth: February 3, 1856 28 27 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: April 28, 1932Center, Jackson, Georgia, USA
wife
18611914
Birth: December 2, 1861Georgia, USA
Death: June 3, 1914Jackson, Georgia, USA
Religious marriage Religious marriageOctober 8, 1876Jackson, Georgia, USA
-4 years
son
18721948
Birth: August 1872 16 10 Georgia, USA
Death: March 13, 1948Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
6 years
daughter
18781905
Birth: May 25, 1878 22 16 Georgia, USA
Death: September 22, 1905Georgia, USA
20 months
son
18801940
Birth: January 1, 1880 23 18 Georgia, USA
Death: July 5, 1940Crawford, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
17 months
daughter
1881
Birth: May 1881 25 19 Georgia, USA
Death:
2 years
daughter
1883
Birth: May 1883 27 21 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death:
3 years
daughter
18861972
Birth: August 1886 30 24 Georgia, USA
Death: 1972Georgia, USA
2 years
son
18881976
Birth: September 17, 1888 32 26 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: February 11, 1976Georgia, USA
23 months
son
18901952
Birth: August 21, 1890 34 28 Georgia, USA
Death: April 24, 1952Georgia, USA
18 months
son
18921977
Birth: February 19, 1892 36 30 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: February 12, 1977Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
2 years
son
18941901
Birth: April 7, 1894 38 32 Georgia, USA
Death: August 26, 1901Georgia, USA
3 years
son
18961971
Birth: October 29, 1896 40 34 Center, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: March 14, 1971Watkinsville, Oconee, Georgia, USA
23 months
daughter
18981987
Birth: September 26, 1898 42 36 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: December 6, 1987Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
3 years
son
19011984
Birth: March 3, 1901 45 39 Georgia, USA
Death: November 12, 1984Clarke, Georgia, USA
3 years
son
19031969
Birth: November 15, 1903 47 41 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: December 23, 1969Clarke, Georgia, USA
Birth
Citation details: page 144
Citation details: Memorial# 43552855. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Census
Citation details: page 144
Text:

Enumerator: Anderson Cagler

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Religious marriage
Citation details: page 197
Quality of data: record image
Family census
Citation details: Page 10B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 60
Enumerator: S. P. Orr.

Quality of data: census image
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 19B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 9
Enumeration District: 89
Enumerator: Timothy T. Staples

Quality of data: census image
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 17A, Page 59, Reel 196, Page 200
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 3
Enumeration District: 102
Enumerator: J. W. Mathews

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 271, Page 1004
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 8
Enumeration District: 192
Enumerator: Frank H. Osborne.

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Sheet 8A, Page 78, Reel 379, Page 713
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 5
Enumeration District: 111-11
Enumerator: Geo T??

Quality of data: census image
Death
Citation details: Memorial# 43552855. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Citation details: certificate 9684
Burial
Citation details: Memorial# 43552855. Added 26 Oct 2009 by nnbedell.
Note
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Census

in hh 1002-1002 as Aaron H. Wilks, Age: 50, Male, White, Farmer, $2000/$500, GA, Cannot read or write, Citizen; Martha, Age: 45, Female, White, Keeping house, Cannot read or write, GA; Jane, Age: 15, Female, White, Without occupation, GA; Benjamin, Age: 14, Male, White, Farm laborer, GA; Mildred Age: 12, Female, White, At home, GA, Attended school; Thomas, Age: 11, Male, White, At home, GA; Jefferson, Age: 8, Male, White, At home, GA; George, Age: 5, Male, White, At home, GA; David Hutchins, Age: 19, Male, White, Farm laborer, GA.

Religious marriage

License obtained 7 Oct 1876, Jackson Co., GA. B. A. Wilk and M. J. Stone, married by E. D. Stone, Minister of Gospel.

Family census

in 85-87 as Benjmain A. Wilkes, White, Male, Age: 24, Married, Farm laborer, GA GA GA; Mary J., White, Female, Age: 19, Wife, Married, Keeping house, GA GA GA; Martha E., White, Female, Age: 2, Daughter, Single; John O, White, Male, 5/12, Born: Jan, Son, Single. All children GA GA GA.

Family census

in hh 353-357 as Benjaman Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1855, Age: 45, Married: 23 yrs, Farmer, Own account, Rent, Farm#207; Josephine, Wife, White, Female, Born: Dec 1860, Age: 39, Married: 23 yrs, Children born: 12, Children living: 11, Eugenia, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May1878, Age: 22, Single; Oscer, Son, White, Male, Born: Jan 1880, Age: 20, Single, Farm laborer; Leona, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1881, Age: 19, Single; Birtha, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1883, Age: 17, Single, At school: 3 1/2 mos; Maud, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1886, Age: 13, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Edgar, Son, Male, White, Born: Sept 1888, Age: 11, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Hegar, Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1890, Age: 9, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Dewitt, Son, White, Male, Born: Feb 1892, Age: 8, Single, At school: 3 ½ mos; Ellison, Son, White, Male, Born: Feb 1872, Age: 6, Single; Clarence, Son, White, Male, Born: Oct 1896, Age: 3, Single; Clea, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept 1898, Age: 1, Single. All individuals GA GA GA.

Family census

in hh 193-198 as Benjaman A. Wilks, Head, Male, White, Age: 55, 1st Marriage; Married: 34 yrs, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Home: owner, mortgaged, Farm# 180; Mary J., Wife, Female, White, Age: 44, 1st marriage, Married: 34 yrs, Children born: 14, Children living 11, None; Edgar B., Son, Male, White, Age: 21, Single, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Rent, Farm# 181; Hugo F., Son, Male, White, Age: 19, Single, Laborer, Home farm, Wages; Dewitt, Son, Male, White, Age: 18, Single, Laborer, Home farm, Wages; Clarence A, Son, Male, White, Age: 13, Single, Laborer, Home farm, Wages; Cleo L., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 11, Single, None; Harold R., Son, Male, White, Age: 9, Single, None; Byron M., Son, Male, White, Age: 6, Single, None, All individuals GA GA GA.

Census

in hh 142-142 as Ben Wilks, Head, Rent, Male, White, Age: 63, Widowed, Farmer, General Farm, Own Account, Farm# 144; Byron, Son, Male, White, Age: 16, Widowed [Single], Farm labor, Home Farm; Ternell Thorton Wilks, Grandson, Male, White, Age: 14, Single, Farm labor, Home farm; Josie Bell, Grand daughter, Female, White, Age: 11, Single, None; Gillard Wilks, Grandson, Male, White, Age: 7, Single, None. All individuals GA GA GA. Nextdoor in 143-143 was his son, Harold Richard Wilks and family.

Census

in hh 142-143 Harold R. Wilkes, Head, Rent, Farm, Male, White, Age: 29, Married at 17 yrs, Farming, Genl Farm, Farm#156. Mary, Wife, Female, White, Age: 20, Married at 17 yrs, None; Richard, Son, Male, White, Age: 22, Single, Attended school, None; Jack, Son, Male, White, Age: 9, Single, Attended school, None; Ruthford, Son, Male, White, Age: 7, Single, Attended school; None; Ben, Father, Male, White, Age: 75, Widower, None. All individuals GA GA GA.

Burial

double tombstone inscription: WILKS; M. Josephine; Dec 12, 1861; June 3, 1914 / Benjamin A; Feb 2, 1856; Apr. 28, 1932

Note

"In his later years, he would sit on the front porch in a rocker and whittle." - Kenenth England.

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